The legacy you left with me
AN: Glad you guys are enjoying it so far! here is the next chapter. Sorry for any mistakes, didn't really have time to proof read, will go back and do it later since I wanted to just get this posted. Enjoy!
Chapter two
"What?" is all that comes out of my mouth as I process the words that are still lingering in the air. "The alliance between the clans is failing, the past commander's coalition died with her, if you and skaikru wish to survive you must come to Polis with me" Ontari said quickly. My heart rate doubles as I am reminded of the threat of war once again. I have been so caught up in my grief that I forgot all about how Lexa was the coalition and now that's she is gone the clans must be in a struggle for power, but something didn't add up right. Why is Ontari here warning me about this attack? When I last saw her she was Nia's servant and bodyguard, who flipped me on a table for trying to poison the late queen. What changed? "Why are you here?"I asked, Ontari just looked at me dumbfounded "I told you why Wanheda" I'm about to ask her another question when I hear movement behind me. Turning around I see the gates open once again with Pike and a group of guards walking out with guns surrounding us. "Detain this grounder!" I hear Pike order as guards start to move in on us. The first guard moves to handcuff Ontari, but Ontari grabs his arm, twisting it behind his back. She then pulls a knife from behind her back and holds it to the guard's throat.
The sound of guns cocking can be heard as the rest of the guards prepare to shoot. "Release him or we will shoot!" Pike orders. Ontari just scoffs "Shoot me and there will be nothing stopping the clans from destroying you". Pike is just about to give the order to shoot, when I run in front of her with my arms out "Wait! Stop…everyone just calm down and lower your weapons." The guards still had their guns up ready to fire; I turn to Ontari "let him go." She just looks at me and slowly lowers her knife and lessens her grip. She shoves the guard away from her body sending him to the ground. "Grab her!" Pike orders the guards, who soon attack her, grabbing her arms and punching her in the face. It looks like she is about to fight back when one guard knees her in the stomach, successfully knocking the wind out of her.
They start to drag her into camp, I run up to Pike. "Where are you taking her, I need to talk to her!?" Pike starts walking towards the gate back into camp "She is to be detained and question, no unauthorized personal will be allowed to interact with the prisoner." "Prisoner!"I exclaim "She is the Commander of the grounders, if we hold her prisoner; they will attack us and wipe us out." I emphasize trying to get Pike to see reason. "I would like to see them try" Pike just continues on into Arkadia. "Close the gate!"Bellamy yells and starts to follow pike with the other guards who have Ontari. I soon lose sight of where they take her. Octavia runs up to me with my mom close behind. "Clarke! That was the new Commander wasn't it?" Octavia asks, I just nod my head; both she and my mom start to look at me with pity in their eyes. "What did she want?" mom asks walking closer and putting her hand on my shoulder, her way of subtly comforting me.
I take a deep breath "She came to warn me about an attack and told me that if I wish to prevent it I must go to Polis with her now." Both Octavia and mom look at me concerned "did she say when the attack was going to happen?" my mom asks with worry being heard in her voice. "No, I must speak to her; this doesn't make sense… why would she warn us of an attack, that she most likely ordered?" I asked Octavia and my mom. Octavia sighs in defeat "Pike has her now, this is no way we will be able to talk to her." "What if there is?"My mom says, both Octavia and I look at her waiting for her to continue. "Marcus still has guards that side with us; they can get you inside to talk to her."
A while later mom is leading me to a room, "I was able to get you ten minutes with her" she says as we stop in front of the door. I am about to go in when she puts her heads on my shoulders "are you sure you want to do this?" I look her in the eyes as I reply "I have no choice mom, if I don't it could be the end for all of us." She nods her head then drops her arms, "be careful". I nod back and enter the room. When I enter I see Ontari sitting chained to a table. She looks up at me, I see her eye slightly swollen, and black blood running down her nose. The sight of the blood causes me to try and repress the memories of the last time I saw blood that color.
"Hello again Wanheda" despite her appearance, she sounds calm and collected. "I have ten minutes and a lot of questions that you will answer. The first being why you're here?" I say as I take a seat across from Ontari. "I already told you Wanheda, your people are going to be attacked in 2 days time and I came here to warn you." she saying while making direct eye contact with me. "See that's the part I don't understand, why are you warning us of an attack that you ordered?" I ask. I suddenly see the corner of her lip twist up. "I never said it was I who ordered the attack, wanheda" she says with slight amusement. "what?" I lean back in shock; none of this was making sense. "As I told you before, the past commander's coalition is no more, some of the clans are against the blockade and are starting to move their armies to seek their own revenge against the sky people" her tone turns serious once again. "You're the commander can't you stop it?" I ask desperately, for the first time during the conversation she breaks eye contact and looks away "I may be the commander, but I was not raised like one. I did not undergo the standard nightblood training. Because of that some clans are not willing to recognize me as heda. A power struggle is happening and war is unavoidable." After her words she then looks back at me. "but why…why come to Arkadia, come to warn me and what does me going to Polis help?" I am so desperate for answers at this point. All I want to do is make sense of this situation. "You are the great wanheda, mountain slayer, with your help I will be able to keep the clans in line and get them to accept me as their new heda. As for warning you of the attack….I have my reasons" We then spend some minutes staring at each other. I run all the scenarios of what I should do through my head, all of them coming to one conclusion. "okay" I whisper "okay I will go with you, but first we have to get you out of here."
AN: So what do you guys think?! Next chapter will be the the break out and going back to Polis. Plus Ontari will find out about Clarke's condition, and she will reveal something shocking to Clarke. Until next time!